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Duck Soup (17-Nov-1933)
Director: Leo McCarey Writers: Bert Kalmar; Harry Ruby Keywords: Comedy The wealthy Mrs. Teasdale has donated $20M to the bankrupt country of Freedonia, insisting that Rufus T. Firefly be named President. Traded insults with Ambassador Trentino of Sylvania, who like Firefly also covets the hand of Mrs. Teasdale in marriage, threaten to escalate into warfare between the two nations. Vaudeville comedy brought effectively to the screen, including the famous mirror sequence, make this a truly superior Marx Brothers offering. Entered 1990 into the National Film Registry.
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Edmund Breese |
Actor |
18-Jun-1871 |
6-Apr-1936 |
Duck Soup |
| Louis Calhern |
Actor |
19-Feb-1895 |
12-May-1956 |
Duck Soup |
| Margaret Dumont |
Actor |
20-Oct-1882 |
6-Mar-1965 |
Foil to the Marx Brothers |
| Edgar Kennedy |
Actor |
26-Apr-1890 |
9-Nov-1948 |
Mad Wednesday |
| Chico Marx |
Actor |
22-Mar-1887 |
11-Oct-1961 |
An Italian con-man of a Marx Brother |
| Groucho Marx |
Comic |
2-Oct-1890 |
19-Aug-1977 |
You Bet Your Life |
| Harpo Marx |
Actor |
23-Nov-1888 |
28-Sep-1964 |
Silent harp-playing Marx Brother |
| Zeppo Marx |
Actor |
25-Feb-1901 |
30-Nov-1979 |
Straight man of the Marx Brothers |
CAST REVIEWS Review by Pete (posted on 9-May-2005) Duck Soup is one of the funniest film of the 1930's. All four of Marx Brothers are in great roles as leaders of countries, advisors, and spys. Duck Soup is a great American classic with a lot of memorable moments, and wisecracks.
Review by anonymous (posted on 27-Apr-2006) Duck Soup was voted one of the top 10
funniest films of all time and is a riot from beginning to end. It is
set in the mythical kingdom of Freedonia where Groucho is installed as
President, Chico his Secretary of War and Harpo is a spy and peanut
seller! Through Grouchos' ineptitude they end up at war with
neighbouring Sylvania. Groucho is at his wisecracking best, as usual
Chico is a funny straight man and Harpo drifts through the film like a
magical pixie. There are many comic routines with the mirror sequence
going down into film history. It also stars their marvellous foil
Margaret Dumont and the inimitable Edgar Kennedy. Incidentally, Duck
Soup is the only one of the Marx Brothers films where Chico and Harpo
don't do their musical solo numbers on piano and harp. If you can, open
a couple of beers, cook a pizza and sit back and watch an old, black
and white, FUNNY film. Then look up Animal Crackers, Horse Feathers and
Monkey Business.
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